n in Blue Mountain' when she received seventeen gentlemen callers (1195). Furthermore, she keeps a 'larger-than-life-size' photograph of her husband over the mantel who left the family when the childr ...

h such life.Alfred Kazin is a man who not only lives life, he digests it into his soul. There is a "largerthanlife" aura which the city of New York emanates and Kazin sees this aura. Included in thi ...

had an effect upon the public's opinion of UFOs. Starting in the late 50's, cheesy movies featuring largerthanlife monsters have created a feeling of foreboding towards the unknown. When combined wi ... rected around the ship (Daniken 19).The chance of life other than ourselves in the universe is much largerthan most believe. In fact, most people do not like the idea that another intelligence might ...

.R.R. Tolkein, Bilbo is nothing short of a hero. For a hero does not have to be a towering man or a larger-thanlife sports figure, but rather a person who has conquered his fears and accomplished his ...

ons of fans who tune in Monday and Thursday nights for the latest installments of the never-ending, largerthanlife made sagas involving their favorite personalities. But what exactly is the product ...

With regard to his intellectual capacity, self-respect, and hypersensitivity, the Byronic hero is "largerthanlife," and "with the loss of his titanic passions, his pride, and his certainty of self- ...

des of a hero who reflects the idealsand values of a nation or race. Odysseus, though he often seemslarger-than-life, reflects the cultural values of ancient Greece.Physical strength is a quality that ...

ch tragedy must achieve a catharsis with the audience. To achieve this catharsis the figure must be largerthanlife. Many filmmakers today use this philosophy especially in dramas. For the audience t ...

ribed in two words, those would be loyalty and forgiveness. Throughout the Old Testament are people largerthanlife whose moral characters are straight and upright. These men helped shape our values, ...

repreneur extraordinaire, few businessmen have captured the public imagination as completely as the larger-than-life chairman of Virgin. The press have elevated him to the status of folk hero, reporti ...

called Beowulf, and is the earliest known piece of English writing. It tells of fantastic monsters, larger-than-life heroes, and treasures beyond belief. In it, a young Geat warrior-prince named Beowu ...

eature, combined of a winged lion or bull figure with a human head. As protective deities, it was a largerthanlife statue block that was placed on either side of a late Assyrian palace. It was usual ...

campaigns and had chafed under the glorious restraint, longing for the release of his energies, the largerthanlife of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction. Therefore, he did whatever he coul ... , he must, just must, continue. He came to a road where trees lined both sides equally. They seemed largerthan he had ever seen before. Though a peaceful scene, things were not at all familiar. Sudde ...

t relates the adventures of the epic hero. Beowulf is the epic hero in this poem. An epic hero is a larger-than-life character that embodies the values and the traditions of his culture. Beowulf has a ... s all the qualities and traits that an epic hero possesses. Beowulf exhibits the traits of a larger-than-life character. He kills Grendel without the use of weapons. He uses his superhuman stre ...

to end. Since the plot revolves around the hero, in most cases, they are made to seem God-like, or largerthanlife, in their capabilities or strength. The hero constantly has to conquer major obstac ...

who is the mythological hero in the movie, arrives in Tombstone, Arizona with a reputation that is largerthanlife. Wyatt and his brothers are looking to settle down and make a living. Wyatt is resi ...